Raushan Yazdani

Not to be confused with Rawshan Yazdani Bhuiyan.

Mohammad
Raushan Yazdani
রওশন ইজদানী
Born(1917-02-27)February 27, 1917
Bidyaballabh, Kendua, Mymensingh District, Bengal Presidency (now in Netrokona District, Bangladesh)
DiedJune 23, 1967(1967-06-23) (aged 49)
Bidyaballabh, Mymensingh District, Dacca Division, East Pakistan
NationalityEast Pakistani
Known forFolk research
SpouseZubaydah Akhtar Khatun
Children3
AwardsAdamjee Literary Award
Academic background
EducationAshujia High School

Mohammad Raushan Yazdani (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ রওশন ইজদানী) was a Bengali author and researcher of folk literature.[1] As a folklorist, his work was crucial due to his discoveries of tales and poems from the remotest villages of eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh).[2] His most celebrated work is Momenshahir Loka-Sahitya dedicated to folk literature in Momenshahi (Mymensingh)[3] Yazdani was one of the most popular Bengali poets in the Pakistan period.[4]

  1. ^ Wakil Ahmed (2012). "Yazdani, Mohammad Raushan". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Rawshan Yazdani". The Cultural Scene in Pakistan: Literature. 2. 1961.
  3. ^ Polman, Horace I.; Hobbs, Cecil; Rony, Abdul (April 1964). "South and Southeast Asia". The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. 21 (2): 161. JSTOR 29781119.
  4. ^ Mohammad Daniul Huq; Aminur Rahman (2012). "Bangla Literature". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 October 2024.